Comments on: Top 5 Worst Productivity Ideas

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:29:55 +0000

I will say that my productivity pretty much shot through the roof when I got my iphone.

Going from lists on paper and in google docs (and a moleskine that I don’t always carry in my purse) to productivity/list apps (the free actionmethod rocks!), and even just having plain ol Notes for shopping lists was amazing, plus having all my googledocs and delicious bookmarks in my pocket is a huge assist.

That said, having a bunch of games in my pocket might cost in time-management what I earned in organization.

By: Anca

Anca — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:43:58 +0000

Considering the days we are living, companies tempt to do everything is necessary to improve their business and employee productivity. By taking a short view at this article many of them will think twice before considering taking further actions in this respect.

By: Helen

Helen — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:59:05 +0000

Maybe buying a piece of software doesn’t make you more productive but certainly helps you becoming productive.
It’s true that if you won’t understant the system you won’t be able to increase your productivity but it’s also true that you just can try.

If you don’t do even that, then you cannot say that you don’t find a solution to your problems. As you said, it doesn’t matter how efficient you are if you are doing the wrong things.

So, don’t buy a software just because it costs much or because your friend told you to buy it, try to find what is more efficient for you, what fits you best.

In the end it’s also true that nothing makes miracles.

By: Corporate Barbarian

Corporate Barbarian — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:33:53 +0000

#3 hit home for me. Many years ago, my manager wanted to add another PC to our office. At the time, three of us were sharing one computer. He put together a justification that said it would allow for less down time, and make us more productive. The problem with that logic was that our time on the computer amounted to a small fraction of our work, and our productivity only increased by a small margin. We had already worked out a schedule of sharing the original PC that optimized our productivity. His was a solution in search of a problem.